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Bruce Trigger

Bruce Graham Trigger OC OQ FRSC (June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. He was appointed the James McGill Professor at McGill University in 2001.

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Alma mater
University of Toronto (B.A., 1959) Yale University (Ph.D., 1964)
Awards
Innis-Gérin Medal, Cornplanter Medal, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada
Education
St. Mary’s Collegiate Institute Stratford Collegiate Institute
Born
(1937-06-18)June 18, 1937 Preston, Ontario, Canada
Children
Isabel Trigger and Rosalyn Trigger
Died
December 1, 2006(2006-12-01) (aged 69)

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Bruce Trigger

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related to Life · 41
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related to Archaeological theory · 21
Bruce Trigger → Africa, American Archaeology, Andes, Artifacts, Aztecs, China, Classic Maya, Comparative Study Trigger, Egypt, Ideas, In, In Understanding Early Civilizations, Inka, Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia, SAA, Shang, Society, The, Trigger
related to External links · 4
Bruce Trigger → Archives, Bruce Graham Trigger, Fonds McGill University Library, The Canadian EncyclopediaBruce Trigger
Alma mater · 1
Bruce Trigger → University of Toronto (B.A., 1959) Yale University (Ph.D., 1964)
Awards · 1
Bruce Trigger → Innis-Gérin Medal, Cornplanter Medal, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada
Born · 1
Bruce Trigger → (1937-06-18)June 18, 1937 Preston, Ontario, Canada
Children · 1
Bruce Trigger → Isabel Trigger and Rosalyn Trigger
Died · 1
Bruce Trigger → December 1, 2006(2006-12-01) (aged 69)
Discipline · 1
Bruce Trigger → Archaeology Anthropology Ethnohistory

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Bruce TriggerAlma materUniversity of Toronto (B.A., 1959) Yale University (Ph.D., 1964)1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerAwardsInnis-Gérin Medal, Cornplanter Medal, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerBorn(1937-06-18)June 18, 1937 Preston, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerChildrenIsabel Trigger and Rosalyn Trigger1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerDiedDecember 1, 2006(2006-12-01) (aged 69)1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerDisciplineArchaeology Anthropology Ethnohistory1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerDoctoral advisorWilliam Kelly Simpson and Michael D. Coe1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerEducationSt. Mary’s Collegiate Institute Stratford Collegiate Institute1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerInstitutionsNorthwestern University McGill University1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerOccupationsarchaeologist and ethnohistorian1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerSpouseBarbara Welch1.00infobox
Bruce TriggerThesisHistory and Settlement of Lower Nubia (1964)1.00infobox

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